<a href="http://jdsa.eu/xina/">JDS Architects</a> just won first place in the Hangzhou Waves Design Competition with their plans for a pair of gorgeous towers topped with two kinds of green roof gardens. Although complementary to one another, the two towers are actually quite different. The hotel has a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_roof">pixelated terraced green roof</a>, while the office building adjacent to it has a solid green roof. The towers are slated for construction in the financial district of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangzhou">Hangzhou Xintiandi</a>, Hangzhou, China. Check out the designer's amazing concept drawings in our gallery.

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Hangzhou Waves by JDS Architects

JDS won an international competition for 2 green roofed towers

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Hangzhou Waves by JDS Architects

One is a hotel and one is an office complex

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Hangzhou Waves by JDS Architects

They are slated for the Hanzhou financial district in China

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Hangzhou Waves by JDS Architects

Although many of the details have not been released, these towers are fairly "green"

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Hangzhou Waves by JDS Architects

Albeit large, they both feature plenty of green space

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Hangzhou Waves by JDS Architects

The towers are also manipulated to ensure that plenty of natural daylighting will penetrate the interior

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Hangzhou Waves by JDS Architects

The hotel has a pixelated terraced green roof

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Hangzhou Waves by JDS Architects

The rooms are all wrapped around a central terrace

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Hangzhou Waves by JDS Architects

The hotel on the other hand has a solid green roof

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Hangzhou Waves by JDS Architects

Great care has been taken to make the buildings pedestrian-friendly

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Hangzhou Waves by JDS Architects

This is what the building site looks like bare

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Hangzhou Waves by JDS Architects

It is then lifted to permit natural light

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Hangzhou Waves by JDS Architects

And covered with a terraced green roof

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Hangzhou Waves by JDS Architects

The office looks similar initially

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Hangzhou Waves by JDS Architects

Not pixelated, the green roof on the office tower is somewhat different, though it also has a sloping design

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Hangzhou Waves by JDS Architects

JDS Architects just won first place in the Hangzhou Waves Design Competition with their plans for a pair of gorgeous towers topped with two kinds of green roof gardens. Although complementary to one another, the two towers are actually quite different. The hotel has a pixelated terraced green roof, while the office building adjacent to it has a solid green roof. The towers are slated for construction in the financial district of Hangzhou Xintiandi, Hangzhou, China. Check out the designer's amazing concept drawings in our gallery.